8. Four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, are killed in a terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. Many accuse the Obama administration of misleading the public by first blaming the attack on anger over an anti-Muslim video.

8. Four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, are killed in a terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. Many accuse the Obama administration of misleading the public by first blaming the attack on anger

4. Jerry Sandusky, once the heir apparent to Joe Paterno at Penn State, is sentenced in October to 30 to 60 years in prison for molesting 10 boys over several years. His conviction comes nine months after the death of Paterno, who was ousted in the middle of the 2011 season as the scandal left the once-respected Penn State football program's reputation in tatters.

4. Jerry Sandusky, once the heir apparent to Joe Paterno at Penn State, is sentenced in October to 30 to 60 years in prison for molesting 10 boys over several years. His conviction comes nine months after the

1. The nation mourns after a gunman kills 26 people, including 20 children, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. The rampage comes five months after a mass shooting at a Colorado theater left 12 dead, including San Antonian Jessica Ghawi.

1. The nation mourns after a gunman kills 26 people, including 20 children, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. The rampage comes five months after a mass shooting at a Colorado theater left 12